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Table 1
Total radio industry, revenue and expense statement, Canada

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Total radio industry, revenue and expense statement, Canada: Part 1
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  thousands of dollars
Revenues  
Sales of air time  
Local 954,497 1,008,778 1,053,387 1,108,319 1,167,694
National and network 273,273 325,216 354,028 382,980 411,877
Sales of air time, total 1,227,770 1,333,994 1,407,415 1,491,300 1,579,571
Government and corporate grants 310,042 307,972 349,829 338,264 319,067
Production and other, total 45,082 54,748 60,919 68,649 70,121
Operating revenue, total 1,582,894 1,696,713 1,818,163 1,898,213 1,968,758
Expenses  
Program 635,930 654,917 697,546 715,492 731,478
Technical services 66,505 70,068 74,762 79,466 81,783
Sales and promotion 327,294 341,018 364,119 383,600 398,905
Administration and general 356,488 373,814 382,569 417,730 416,296
Depreciation 68,464 73,598 78,572 67,043 70,944
Operating expenses, total 1,454,681 1,513,415 1,597,568 1,663,331 1,699,406
Profit before interest and taxes 128,213 183,298 220,595 234,882 269,353
Interest expense 34,857 29,575 28,832 35,456 18,871
Expenses, total 1,489,538 1,542,990 1,626,400 1,698,787 1,718,277
Net operating income 93,356 153,724 191,763 199,425 250,482
Other adjustments-income (expense) 111,627 109,903 110,253 108,329 143,512
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 204,983 263,627 302,016 307,754 393,994
Provision for income taxes 51,251 54,876 49,795 62,429 38,772
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 153,732 208,751 252,221 245,325 355,222
Salaries and other staff benefits 738,515 783,166 791,146 835,014 835,189
  numbers
Number of employees (weekly average) 12,653 13,121 13,471 13,881 13,683
Number of stations 725 758 795 830 855
Total radio industry, revenue and expense statement, Canada: Part 2
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  percentage of revenues
Revenues  
Sales of air time  
Local 60.3 59.5 57.9 58.4 59.3
National and network 17.3 19.2 19.5 20.2 20.9
Sales of air time, total 77.6 78.6 77.4 78.6 80.2
Government and corporate grants 19.6 18.2 19.2 17.8 16.2
Production and other, total 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.6
Operating revenue, total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Expenses  
Program 40.2 38.6 38.4 37.7 37.2
Technical services 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2
Sales and promotion 20.7 20.1 20.0 20.2 20.3
Administration and general 22.5 22.0 21.0 22.0 21.1
Depreciation 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.5 3.6
Operating expenses, total 91.9 89.2 87.9 87.6 86.3
Profit before interest and taxes 8.1 10.8 12.1 12.4 13.7
Interest expense 2.2 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.0
Expenses, total 94.1 90.9 89.5 89.5 87.3
Net operating income 5.9 9.1 10.5 10.5 12.7
Other adjustments-income (expense) 7.1 6.5 6.1 5.7 7.3
Net profit (loss) before income taxes 12.9 15.5 16.6 16.2 20.0
Provision for income taxes 3.2 3.2 2.7 3.3 2.0
Net profit (loss) after income taxes 9.7 12.3 13.9 12.9 18.0
Salaries and other staff benefits 46.7 46.2 43.5 44.0 42.4
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.